Kenya: President Ruto Addresses #RutoMustGo Hashtag and Protest-Related Deaths

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President William Ruto addressed the trending hashtag #RutoMustGo and the recent protests during a media roundtable on Sunday, emphasizing the constitutional rights of Kenyans to express their opinions and hold his administration accountable.

"Everybody is entitled to their opinion. I have a job to do. Citizens are free to engage in any discourse they want. Those are the fruits and signs of a democracy," Ruto remarked, downplaying the impact of the hashtag on his administration.

The President expressed deep regret over the loss of lives, describing the deaths as"unfortunate" and stressing that such incidents should not happen in a democratic society. He also revealed that property worth Sh2.4 billion was either destroyed or set ablaze during the protests. Ruto asserted that criminal elements had exploited the protests to cause destruction, including the burning of Parliament and other critical government infrastructure."I have kept my promise that there would be no extrajudicial killings in Kenya," he affirmed, reiterating his stance against unlawful state actions.

 

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